“The opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture was a 13-year journey to foster a broader understanding of the black experience in a national and international context,” Lonnie Bunch, the museum’s founding director, said. “It has truly become a place of healing, reconciliation and celebration where people can embrace not only African-American history and culturebut how that layered history has shaped America’s identity.”

The reaction of the Internet users shows that 1 million is just the first step for the BlackHistory Museum as there are still lots of people eager to visit it.

Black history is an integral part of American history and it is very important to shed light on lots of facts which have been denied or forgotten. The National Museum of African American History and Culture gives a unique opportunity to do so in one visit. Please, share this information to give the place as many visitors as possible.